PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius's entrance music is My World - Dale Oliver. A fine choice. Yrttiseppa has chosen Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marius
vs
Yrttiseppa

183 cm
28
213 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
34
257 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrttiseppa scores with a jab to the body.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
Yrttiseppa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marius just leaning against Yrttiseppa, taking a breather.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Marius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marius misses with some punches.
Marius tries to land a knee to the head but Yrttiseppa blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marius.
Marius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jaakko Yrttiseppa has been cut.
Yrttiseppa takes a shot to the head.
Marius lands an elbow inside.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marius.
Marius pushes Yrttiseppa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius is stalling here.
Yrttiseppa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yrttiseppa's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut even more.
Yrttiseppa wants a takedown but no success here.
Marius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yrttiseppa's defenses.
A short right from Marius.
Marius lands an elbow just above Yrttiseppa 's eye.

The cut above Jaakko Yrttiseppa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yrttiseppa goes for a takedown attempt but Marius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexander Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Yrttiseppa.
Marius throws a head kick but Yrttiseppa moves out of range.
Yrttiseppa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marius pinned against the cage. Marius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marius feints a jab promting Yrttiseppa to slip. Marius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yrttiseppa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands with a kick to the temple. Yrttiseppa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yrttiseppa misses with a takedown attempt

and Marius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yrttiseppa wants to get back to full guard.
Marius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marius trying to pass the guard but Yrttiseppa defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yrttiseppa is just riding it out for now. Marius eventually gives up the hold.
Yrttiseppa is controlling Marius's trapped leg to prevent Marius from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Marius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marius fails to land with a series of punches.
Yrttiseppa throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yrttiseppa moves away from the strike by Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Yrttiseppa off balance momentarily.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Yrttiseppa moved out of range nicely.
Yrttiseppa keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrttiseppa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Marius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yrttiseppa's guard.
Yrttiseppa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yrttiseppa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Yrttiseppa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marius goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yrttiseppa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marius's guard! Nice work there by Yrttiseppa!
Yrttiseppa trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Yrttiseppa stands and throws Marius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yrttiseppa misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa lands a few punches from side control.
Yrttiseppa is looking to take a break and control but Marius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marius is trying to control Yrttiseppa's posture but Yrttiseppa avoids it.

Yrttiseppa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marius rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yrttiseppa's guard! Nice work there by Marius!
Yrttiseppa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marius puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marius is looking for a kimura here.
Marius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yrttiseppa defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Marius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yrttiseppa misses with an uppercut.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius wants to clinch.

Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Yrttiseppa wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
Yrttiseppa is trying to drag Marius to the mat but Marius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marius lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Marius.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Yrttiseppa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Marius.
Yrttiseppa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Yrttiseppa.
Marius is struggling to control the position.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrttiseppa wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Marius.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yrttiseppa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yrttiseppa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Marius!
After the fight, Alexander Marius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.